Machine for straightening cotton-mill spindles.



No. 825,192. PATENTED JULY 3, 1906. T. M. COSTELLO & W. H. MONTY. MACHINE FOR STRAIGHTENING COTTON MILL SPINDLES.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 15. 1905.

UNiTn STATES ATENT omen.

THOMAS M. COSTELLO AND WILLIAM H. MONTY, OF CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA.

MACHINE FOR STRAIGHTENING COTTON-MILL SPINDLES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

latented July 3, 19.06.

Application filed May 15, 1905. Serial No. 260,602.

To m/f llfil fl'llt it may concern;

Be it known that we, THOMAS M. OosTELLo and VILLIAM H. MONTY, citizens of the United States, residing at Charlotte, in the county of Mecklenburg and State of North Carolina, have invented a new and useful Machine for Straightening Cotton-Mill Spindles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in apparatus for determining uneven features of spindles, and comprises various details of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts, which will be hereinafter fully described and then specifically defined in the appended claims.

Our invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which-- Figure 1 is a perspective view of our invention. Fig. 2 is a sectional view on line 2 2 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a sectional view on line 3 3 of Fig. 1.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, A designates an an vil having a laterally-projecting portion A, adapted to fit over a base B, and O C designate set-screws carried by said base B and adapted to support the plate D, which is provided with elongated slots Dtherein, whereby the plate may have a slight vertical adjustment. A second plate E is provided with adjusting-bolts F and adjustably held to the plate D.

G designates an inclined table which is fixed to the plate E, and at one edge of said table is a hinged strip H, adapted to serve as a straight-edge when turned over upon the table in the position shown by dotted lines in Fig. 3 of the drawings. Said plate G has an elongated slot G therein adapted to receive the spindle-holding carriage K, and N is a set-screw which is adapted to fit a threaded aperture in said carriage and passes through said slot G, as shown clearly in Fig. 2 of the drawings, and the shoulder upon said screw is adapted to bear against the under face of the plate, whereby the carriage may be held in an adjusted position. The ends of said carriage have grooves O to receive the spindle R, and the central portion of the carriage, which is substantially yoke-shaped, is recessed to receive the usual pulley M, fixed on the spindle, which is positioned in the recessed portion of the yoke, as shown clearly in the drawings.

Fixed to the upper surface of the table G is a series of socket members Q, each of which is provided with a set-screw Q, and a rod S is adjustably held in each of said socket members, the inner ends of the rods being adapted to be positioned adjacent to the spindle in order to determine the uneven portions of the spindle as the same is turned by an operator, who may rotate the spindle by a finger or other means.

In operation when it is desired to utilize the straight-edge said strip H may be folded over on the table G in the manner shown in dotted lines in Fig. 3 of the drawings and determine the larger irregularities, and for finer gaging the rods S may be utilized. In order to more effectually indicate upon the spindle where certain irregularities appear, the spindle is preferably covered with a powder or other material which may be removed at places where portions of the spindle which are not in true alinement may be indicated by the material being scraped off from contact with the ends of the rods S.

What we claim is 1. A gage apparatus for determining portions of a spindle which are out of alinement, comprising an inclined table, means for supporting the same, a hinged straightedge mounted upon the table, a spindle-holding carriage adjustably mounted upon said table, socket members upon the'table, and adj ustable rods held by said members with their inner ends adjacent to said carriage, as set forth.

2. A gage apparatus for determining portions of a spindle which are out of alinement, comprising an inclined table having an elongated slot therein, means for supporting the same, a hinged straight-edge mounted upon the table, a spindle-holding carriage having a threaded aperture, a screw passing through the slot in said table and engaging said aperture adapted to hold said carriage in an adj usted position, and adjustable rods mounted upon the table with their inner ends adjacent to said carriage, as set forth.

3. A gage apparatus for determining portions of a spindle which are out of alinement, comprising an inclined table having an elongated slot therein, means for supporting the same, a hinged straight-edge mounted upon the table, a spindle-holding carriage having a threaded aperture, a screw passing through the slot in said table and engaging said aperture adapted to hold the carriage in an adjusted position, the ends of the latter being outwardly turned and grooved to receive a spindle, and adjustable rods held upon the table, With their inner ends adjacent to said carriage as set forth.'

4. A gage apparatus for determining portions of a spindle Which are out of alinernent, comprising an inclined slotted table, means for supporting the same, a straight-edge hinged to one side of the table and designed to fold over the upper surface thereof, acarriage having a threaded aperture therein, a

screw passing through the slot in the table 15 THOS. M. COSTELLO. WM. H. MONTY.

Witnesses:

N. S. MATTHEs, J. B. HARTE. 

